LNP commits to Queensland hospital expansion program despite $6b blowout
Eleven hospital expansions across Queensland and four new builds in Coomera, Toowoomba, Bundaberg and Brisbane will go ahead ...
Queensland surgeon fined for sharing photo of patient’s swastika-tattooed penis
An orthopaedic surgeon has been reprimanded and fined $10,000 after sharing a photo of a comatose patient’s penis, which was ...
Former top public health official to lead Queensland review into children's hormone therapy access
Victoria's former chief psychiatrist will lead a review into the provision of hormone therapy to children, after the ...
Key $1.1 billion hospital project hit by delays
Construction of the $1.1 billion Queensland Cancer Centre at the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital will be delayed by at ...
Two people rushed to hospital with serious injuries following multi-vehicle crash
Two people have been rushed to hospital with serious injuries following a multi-vehicle crash north of Brisbane.
Spread of Australia’s red fire ant population has sent 23 people to hospital
The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring ...
Australia: At least 16 dead in outbreak of waterborne illness after severe storms in northern Queensland
The wave of melioidosis infections has been exacerbated by poverty and the increasing severity of storms and floods resulting ...
‘Better than nothing’: clinicians and hospital heads accept lower standards of care outside metro hospitals
Clinicians and health service heads are willing to accept a lower standard of care for people outside of major cities because ...
First Nations Australians are more likely to present to hospital with asthma and allergies – new research
A recent study found First Nations Australians were twice as likely to present to an emergency department with asthma or ...